r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TerraByteTerror • 6h ago

🔥 white orca spotted by Rausu, japan

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u/TerraByteTerror 6h ago edited 5h ago

The pair of orcas, male and female. Have a genetic condition called Leucism. Which only causes a partial loss of color. The pod doesnt seem to care and treats them normally.

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u/Head-Ad9893 6h ago

Dolphins?

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u/langhaar808 5h ago

No orca's, also known as killer whales.

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u/Head-Ad9893 4h ago

But orcas are dolphins and they’re called killer whales because the first sailors to see them saw them killing whales hence “killer whale” (rough translation to all timey speak)